Making A Fixed Blade Knife

Markesharp

Markesharp

Joined
Mar 8, 2014
Messages
4,146
I decided to make my first fixed blade hunting knife and thought I would post a few picks before it is finished.
Here the handles are rough shaped and the blade has been ground (covered w/tape sorry)
A little sloppy punching my initials in it but oh well.

O1 steel 60-61 Rc
Ebony handles
Bright green G10 liners

N/S Pins
IMG_0649_zps5d0f2ac2.jpg
[/URL][/IMG]

IMG_0650_zps73dcc742.jpg
[/URL][/IMG]

IMG_0651_zps43f74bc3.jpg
[/URL][/IMG]
 
Looks very well thought-out and functional, with elegant lines. Nice shape to the handle. Post some pix of the finished blade for us, please.
 
I like the contours on the handles.
 
Primble, duct tape? :barf: It's masking Tape!:D

Ready for final finishing. I put a slight drop point on it so it will not "dig in" to the guts when field dressing yet have enough belly to take the hide off.

IMG_0653_zps22d740c9.jpg
[/URL][/IMG]
 
Last edited:
Nice work Bro. Come on up to Canada where the White tails are big and the Moose plentiful. Just had Two beautiful young 8 pointers in my "yard" yesterday. Great work Mark.

R
 
Now that the duct/masking tape is gone - it is looking really nice Mark !! Keep us posted. :thumbup:;):D
 
I LIKE it!! Nice work! That's a great looking knife. It should work really well for hunting, skinning and butchering game. Well done.
 
Something to think about on a using knife. Before putting the scales on, finish your sanding on the blade. Lay a clean 240 grit finish, then tape the blade. A high polish finish is hard to keep nice on a work knife. A 240 grit finish will look very nice.

Take a look at Nick Wheeler's "Stuck in the metal with you" thread and all of his hand sanding videos. The man is a genius.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top